Rachel Carlson

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How nature makes a complex brain — and why humans may not be so special after all : Short Wave | Flipboard

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Regina G. Barber |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez

Archaeologists Found a 2,000-Year-Old Garden Beneath a Church. It May Be the Site of Jesus's Tomb. The early results from a long-awaited excavation of the quarry beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are nothing short of extraordinary. A long-awaited excavation by Italian archaeologists has finally taken place beneath the floors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. • The church is …
Spring allergies are in bloom. Here's why and what to do about it : Short Wave

1 week ago | npr.org | Brit Hanson |Madeline K. Sofia |Viet Le |Rachel Carlson |Emily Kwong |Rebecca Ramirez

Why seasonal allergies are getting worse and how to manage symptoms : Short Wave Plants are blooming right now – and so are people's allergies. And if it feels like those pesky symptoms are getting worse ... you're probably right. Wednesday, a review published in the journal The Laryngoscope looked at the link between climate change and increasing rates of allergic rhinitis, or hay fever.
A bug that jets pee? These comics illustrate nature's real-life superpowers : Short Wave

1 week ago | npr.org | Emily Kwong |Kimberly McCoy |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez

A bug that jets pee? These comics illustrate nature's real-life superpowers Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1244690932/1269090490" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> This panel is from the "Slingshot Spiders" comic that describes the manuscript "Ultrafast launch of slingshot spiders using conical silk webs", published in the journal Current Biology.
Here's why researchers are making new psychedelic-like drugs — without the trip : Short Wave

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Rachel Carlson |Regina G. Barber |Hannah Chinn

Here's why researchers are making new psychedelic-like drugs — without the trip Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1243652744/1269030122" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Individual neurons are labeled with fluorescent proteins using the brainbow technique.
Would ketamine treatment help if you didn't know you got it? : Short Wave

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Regina G. Barber |Rachel Carlson |Kimberly McCoy

Would ketamine treatment help if you didn't know you got it? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1266983531/1269001437" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> What if you could get all the potential benefits of ketamine without the "trip"? One researcher tested this very idea out by putting his patients to sleep.
Why it's hard to study the neuroscience of psychedelics

2 weeks ago | tpr.org | Rachel Carlson |Regina Barber |Hannah Chinn

Researchers are studying psychedelics as a possible treatment for conditions like depression, PTSD and substance use disorders. But they don't know exactly how these drugs work. Getting the answer to this question is especially difficult when people often take psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin for their trademark "trips."Some researchers think these psychoactive, spiritual effects are a big part of why patients could benefit from psychedelic drugs.
Why it's hard to study the neuroscience of psychedelics

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Rachel Carlson |Regina Barber |Hannah Chinn

Researchers are studying psychedelics as a possible treatment for conditions like depression, PTSD and substance use disorders. But they don't know exactly how these drugs work. Getting the answer to this question is especially difficult when people often take psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin for their trademark "trips."Some researchers think these psychoactive, spiritual effects are a big part of why patients could benefit from psychedelic drugs.
Marathon runners' bodies have a surprising snack - their own brains

2 weeks ago | tpr.org | Regina Barber |Rachel Carlson |Kimberly McCoy |Juana Summers

Running an entire marathon takes a lotof energy. Neuroscientist Carlos Matute knows this: he's run 18 of them. He wondered how runners' bodies get the energy they need to make it to the finish line. His new research in the journal Nature Metabolism may be the first step in answering the question – and suggests their brains might be (temporarily) depleting a fatty substance that coats nerve cells called myelin. Myelin makes up about 40% of the brain. It helps electrical signals travel around.
Do you have ADHD? That TikTok might not help you decide : Short Wave

1 month ago | npr.org | Regina G. Barber |Kimberly McCoy |Rachel Carlson |Mary Louise Kelly

Do you have ADHD? That TikTok might not help you decide Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1239865413/1268218744" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> In many ways, social media platforms like TikTok have helped democratize mental health discussions around things like ADHD. But researchers find the information is not always accurate.
Why 'Severance' is 'not that far off' from reality, according to one scientist

1 month ago | wrvo.org | Rachel Carlson

What if we had the ultimate work-life balance? This fundamental question underlies the hit Apple TV+ show Severance– now in its second season. In the show, some employees at a company called Lumon Industries undergo a surgical procedure that alters their brain.

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